Al-Qalamoun
Al-Qalamoun is a Mediterranean seaside town of the North Governorate of Lebanon in the Tripoli District. The town is 5 km south of Tripoli and is also the first town south of Tripoli.
- Type: Locality
- Description: town in Lebanon
- Also known as: “Al Qalamūn”, “al-Qalamoun”, “El Qalamoun”, “El Qalamoûn”, “El Qalmoûn”, “Kalamos (ancient name)”, “Ḳalamûn”, “Ḳalmôn”, “بلدة القلمون”, and “قلمون (لبنان)”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Balamand Monastery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barsa and Bdebba.
Barsa
Village
Barsa is a village in the Koura District of the North Governorate of Lebanon. Barsa is situated 4 km east of Al-Qalamoun.
Bdebba
Village
Enfeh
Town
Al-Qalamoun
- Category: human settlement
- Location: North Lebanon, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
34.38722° or 34° 23′ 14″ north
Longitude
35.78639° or 35° 47′ 11″ east
Elevation
26 metres (85 feet)
Open location code
8G6Q9QPP+VH
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Al-Qalamoun” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “القلمون”
- Catalan: “Al-Qalamoun”
- Dutch: “Al-Qalamoun”
- Egyptian Arabic: “القلمون”
- French: “Al-Qalamoun”
- German: “al-Qalamun”
- German: “Al-Qalamun”
- Hausa: “Al-Qalamoun”
- Hebrew: “אלקלמון”
- Irish: “Al-Qalamoun”
- Latin: “Calamos”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Al-Qalamoun”
- Persian: “القلمون”
- Persian: “قلمون”
- Russian: “аль-Каламун”
- Russian: “Эль-Каламун”
- Urdu: “القلمون، لبنان”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: En Nabboûaa and Boûret es Sîré.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Aïn ej Jâmia and En Nabaa.
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